Pinky

Drama · 1949Approved

Pinky (Jeanne Crain), a black woman who works as a nurse in Boston, finds she is able to ""pass for white."" Afraid her true heritage will be discovered, she leaves her white fiancé (William Lundigan) and returns home to Mississippi. There, she helps her ailing grandmother (Ethel Waters) by caring for her employer (Ethel Barrymore), an imperious plantation owner. When she names Pinky heiress to her estate, the community rises in resentment, triggering a sensational court trial.

Starring

Elia Kazan, Jeanne Crain, Elia Kazan, Ethel Barrymore, Lyle R. Wheeler, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan, Darryl F. Zanuck, Basil Ruysdael, Alfred Newman

Director

Elia Kazan